Yearbook 117 hardcover: Chess Opening News

The Forum Section has a highly interesting discussion on the book The Lazy Man’s Sicilian with contributions by Ashot Nadanian and Dvoretsky. Other contributions by, among others, Bogdan Lalic and Viacheslav Zakhartsov.

ColumnsJoel Benjamin continues his new column Repertoire Building with Benjamin writing about a consistent and non-labour-intensive approach to Sicilians with 2…Nc6.In Kuzmin’s Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin takes a look at important opening developments in the World Cup in Baku.

PreviewThis Yearbook has a preview of the new version of A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid, written by the well-known grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and his son Vladimir.